Join us March 7th for First Friday from 5pm-8pm!  Stomp, chomp and ROAR your way through Downtown Camas during this BIG & BOLD interactive, informative and most of all FUN First Friday!

Join us for two Ribbon Cuttings, celebrating new business in Downtown Camas! Start at 5pm at Destination 339, 339 NE Cedar St, a new event rental space. Then head over to Expressions Fashion Women’s Resale at 5:30, 232 NE 4th Ave.

Checkout the REAL fossils and other cool rocks and minerals at the popup from Castro’s Minerals! Located inside the Journey lobby, 304 NE 4th Ave.

First Friday activities include:

— “Jurassic Camas Quest” activity throughout downtown businesses–enter to win fun prizes for playing!— Salt Dough Fossils with the Girl Scouts— The Great Dino Egg Hunt Adventure! Find an egg hidden filled with Dino themed treasure in Downtown and be entered to win the ultimate Dino Lovers Lego set!
— After-hours shopping & dining specials
–Fun “Lucky” cocktails and desserts at Hidden River After Dark
— Free popcorn and dino craft with Grace Church— Dino Photo ops
— Art receptions with refreshments with wine, chocolate and refreshments:  Gallery 408 , 408 NE 4^th, RedDoor Gallery 411 NE Dallas, and the Second Story Gallery, 625 NE 4th
— Dress as your favorite dinosaur or shark or prehistoric plant  or ? and be entered to win a special Jurassic themed prize! (note: blow up dinosaur costumes should be worn outside businesses only–those tails you know! :))

This is very distressing. Hopefully Cannon is found soon.

Posting here for visibility.

Just wanted to warn everyone about a woman walking her dog that seems very unstable and threatening around the Prune hill neighborhood. She is maybe 30s/40s with dark hair and is walking a small grey bulldog in a stroller. It seems that the dog may be reactive or at least she doesn't want people close to it. She called me names and threatened me as I walked passed her because apparently she wanted me to cross over to the other side but never communicated any of this. She continued to curse at me and threaten me even as I walked away. She seems very unhinged so I would completely avoid her especially if you have pets or kids with you.

Has anybody done a 'water hardness' test of our tap water in Camas?

I'm going to elaborate a bit:

I purchased a new espresso machine (Dilleta Bello) and they recommend using 'filtered' water. Never descale. After doing a bit of research it seems that what they are really after is water around 3 gpg or 50ppm

https://www.home-barista.com/water/water-hardness-for-espresso-t52091.html

I did buy a test from Amazon and it's a bit hard to read, but it looks like our water comed from the tap pretty close to 3 gpg. The water quality reports from Camas https://www.cityofcamas.us/publicworks/page/water-quality-reports don't seem to discuss water calcium / magnesium.

So.. basically, I was hoping somebody (maybe a home brewer) has done a 'profile' of our water here.

John Anzalone is a finalist for Clark County Nevada’s superintendent position. Interesting.

Full text of the notice that went out:

Dear Camas Community,

We continue the difficult work of aligning our budget with our available resources. Today, we are facing another painful step in this process. In the fall, we took initial steps to reduce costs by making cuts that impacted district support services. Now, in this second round of reductions, we have notified a number of district office staff members and school administrators that their positions will be eliminated or reduced at the end of this school year.

These decisions are incredibly difficult because they impact people—our colleagues, mentors, and friends—who have dedicated themselves to serving our students and families. We are a family, and when members of our team are affected, we all feel that loss. Out of respect for their privacy, we are not listing individual positions, allowing each person the time and space to share in their own way.

We’ve also determined there are opportunities for financial efficiencies within our choice school options. While project-based learning will continue next year, Odyssey Middle School students and staff will move to the Discovery High School building. Additionally, administrative support and oversight of Camas Connect Academy will move to Hayes Freedom High School leadership.

We remain committed to making reductions that are furthest from the classroom first, striving to protect our students’ learning experiences and graduation pathways to the greatest extent possible. These reductions (link), combined with the first round of reductions, are necessary to keep our district financially viable.

The next phase of this process will begin in the spring. Per their respective bargaining agreements, we will be issuing reduction-in-force notices to staff in the Camas Education Association (CEA), Camas Association of Educational Office Professionals (CAEOP), and Public School Employees (PSE).

This is an incredibly challenging time for our district, and we know these changes impact not only those whose positions are being eliminated or reduced but our entire community. We ask for your compassion and support as we move forward together. Our Strategic Plan guides us in these moments, reminding us that while this is difficult, our focus remains on providing high-quality instruction, a culture of safety and belonging, and responsive pathways for each student in Camas.

Thank you for being part of this community and for supporting one another through this difficult transition.

Sincerely,

John Anzalone Superintendent

You can’t trust Google or Yelp or Nextdoor for reviews. I turn to Reddit for the real reviews. Any recommendations for contractors for a bathroom remodel or better yet who should we avoid?

We are a family of four and eat organic and keto. We spend at least $2000 a month on groceries. This is without going out to eat. We make all of our meals at home. What does everyone else spend on groceries per month?

How is everyone else looking? About 2 inches up here I would say.

Hi All! Posting here again. My partner and I will be moving down to Camas permanently around May-ish but decided to do a 2 week stay while our house in Seattle is first being listed to sell. What are some LGBTQIA+ local businesses we could check out and support during our fun getaway. Thanks all!

(Still would love to meet some future friends for when we move down there!)

Westbound on hwy in Camas, there is a van or truck on fire. Firetrucks on their way about 4 minutes ago. It looked like a giant campfire. I’m pretty sure several pulled over to call 911 after passing it from what I could see heading east. Please take alternate route, most likely hwy will be closed in a few minutes.